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| Table 1. Selected Characteristics | Census 2000 | 2007-2009 ACS | 2010 Census | 2010-2012 ACS | Is the numeric change between Census 2000 and 2010-2012 ACS Significant? ** |
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| Value | MOE(+/-) | Value | MOE(+/-) | Value | Value | MOE(+/-) | ||
| Total Persons 1 | 81,201 | -- | 80,983 | 63 | 88,082 | 88,098 | 43 | -- |
| Persons in Households 2 | 79,073 | 184 | 76,707 | -- | 85,537 | 85,430 | -- | -- |
| Total Households 3 | 30,104 | 246 | 28,092 | 1,120 | 29,979 | 30,896 | 679 | Yes |
| Average Number of Persons per Household 4 | 2.63 | 0.04 | 2.73 | 0.08 | 2.85 | 2.77 | 0.06 | Yes |
| Average Household Income 5 | $34,395 | $777 | $35,334 | $2,155 | -- | $34,525 | $1,600 | No |
| Average Number of Vehicles per Household 6 | 1.10 | 0.02 | 1.15 | 0.08 | -- | 1.03 | 0.04 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons in Poverty 7 | 26.10 | 0.60 | 34.20 | 2.94 | -- | 41.40 | 2.43 | Yes |
| Percent Minority 8 | 40.40 | 0.70 | 47.70 | 3.08 | 51.60 | 45.50 | 2.46 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons 65 and Over 9 | 12.60 | 0.50 | 9.40 | 0.81 | 9.30 | 9.50 | 0.70 | Yes |
| Percent of Persons Foreign Born 10 | 10.50 | 0.40 | 16.30 | 1.65 | -- | 18.70 | 1.67 | Yes |
| Total Workers at Place of Residence11 | 31,363 | 561 | 30,462 | 1,431 | -- | 29,688 | 1,045 | Yes |
| Table 2a. Mode to Work 12 | CTPP2000 | 2007-2009 ACS | 2010-2012 ACS | Is the numeric change between CTPP 2000 and 2010-2012 ACS Significant? ** |
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| Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | ||
| Total Workers | 30,585 | 100.0 | 559 | 28,747 | 100.0 | 1,336 | 28,918 | 100.0 | 1,027 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 18,570 | 60.7 | 484 | 16,647 | 57.9 | 1,162 | 16,634 | 57.5 | 946 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 4,015 | 13.1 | 250 | 3,831 | 13.3 | 640 | 3,398 | 11.8 | 616 | No |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 2,125 | 6.9 | 184 | 2,011 | 7.0 | 454 | 2,284 | 7.9 | 514 | No |
| Transit | 1,865 | 6.1 | 173 | 2,234 | 7.8 | 449 | 2,515 | 8.7 | 451 | Yes |
| Bike | 205 | 0.7 | 58 | 103 | 0.4 | 70 | 179 | 0.6 | 115 | No |
| Walked | 2,680 | 8.8 | 206 | 2,556 | 8.9 | 422 | 2,124 | 7.3 | 351 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 700 | 2.3 | 107 | 542 | 1.9 | 252 | 837 | 2.9 | 327 | No |
| Worked at Home | 425 | 1.4 | 83 | 823 | 2.9 | 220 | 947 | 3.3 | 293 | Yes |
| Table 2b. Mode to Work 12 | CTPP2000 | 2007-2009 ACS | 2010-2012 ACS | Is the numeric change between CTPP 2000 and 2010-2012 ACS Significant? ** |
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| Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | Number | Percent | MOE(+/-)* | ||
| At Place of Work | ||||||||||
| Total Workers | 41,495 | 100.0 | 576 | 37,998 | 100.0 | 1,431 | 36,140 | 100.0 | 1,503 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 31,925 | 76.9 | 563 | 29,523 | 77.7 | 1,340 | 27,448 | 75.9 | 1,294 | Yes |
| 2-person Carpool | 3,765 | 9.1 | 242 | 2,834 | 7.5 | 497 | 2,890 | 8.0 | 556 | Yes |
| 3-or-more-person Carpool | 990 | 2.4 | 127 | 894 | 2.4 | 327 | 903 | 2.5 | 327 | No |
| Transit | 1,383 | 3.3 | 149 | 1,159 | 3.1 | 360 | 1,245 | 3.4 | 350 | No |
| Bike | 140 | 0.3 | 48 | 174 | 0.5 | 96 | 147 | 0.4 | 119 | No |
| Walked | 2,495 | 6.0 | 199 | 2,358 | 6.2 | 408 | 1,996 | 5.5 | 328 | Yes |
| Taxi, Motorcycle and Other means | 365 | 0.9 | 77 | 233 | 0.6 | 130 | 564 | 1.6 | 252 | No |
| Worked at Home | 425 | 1.0 | 83 | 823 | 2.2 | 220 | 947 | 2.6 | 293 | Yes |
| Table 3. Mean Travel Time by Mode to Work 13 | Census 2000 | 2007-2009 ACS | 2010-2012 ACS | Is the change in travel time between Census 2000 and 2010-2012 ACS Significant? ** |
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| Minutes | MOE(+/-) | Minutes | MOE(+/-) | Minutes | MOE(+/-) | ||
| At Place of Residence | |||||||
| Total Workers (does not include workers who worked at home) | 21.0 | 0.5 | 23.5 | 2.1 | 24.3 | 1.8 | Yes |
| Drove alone | 19.7 | 0.6 | 22.5 | 2.8 | 21.4 | 2.0 | No |
| Carpooled | 24.9 | 1.2 | 26.7 | 5.4 | 29.7 | 7.3 | No |
| Transit | 34.2 | 2.6 | 34.3 | 10.8 | 38.2 | 12.4 | No |
| Taxi, Motorcycle, Walk, Bicycle and Other means | 14.4 | 1.1 | 15.3 | 4.3 | 18.6 | 4.6 | No |
Notes:
* The coefficient of variation (CV) can be derived by the standard error (SE) divided by the estimate, while SE = MOE/1.645.
** The z-value of the difference of the two estimates are used to determined if the two estimates are significantly different at 90% confidence level.
1 Census 2000 SF3 Table P1; 2007-2009 ACS Table B01003; 2010-2012 ACS Table B01003
2 Census 2000 SF3 Table P9; 2007-2009 ACS Table B09016; 2010-2012 ACS Table B01003 minus Table B26001
3 Census 2000 SF3 Table P10; 2007-2009 ACS Table B19001; 2010-2012 ACS Table B19001
4 Census 2000 SF3 Table P9 divided Census 2000 SF3 Table P10; 2007-2009 ACS Table B09016 divided 2007-2009 ACS Table B19001; 2010-2012 ACS Table S1101
5 CTPP2000 Table 1-090; 2007-2009 ACS Table B19025; 2010-2012 ACS Table B19025
6 Census 2000 SF3 Table H46; 2007-2009 ACS Table B25046; 2010-2012 ACS Table B25046
7 Census 2000 SF3 Table P87; 2007 -2009 ACS Table B17001; 2010-2012 ACS Table B17001
8 Census 2000 SF3 Table P6; 2007-2009 ACS Table B02001; 2010-2012 ACS Table B02001
9 Census 2000 SF3 Table P8; 2007-2009 ACS Table B01001; 2010-2012 ACS Table B01001
10 Census 2000 SF3 Table P21; 2007-2009 ACS Table B06003; 2010-2012 ACS Table B06003
11 Census 2000 SF3 Table P43; 2007-2009 ACS Table B23001; 2010-2012 ACS Table B23025
12 Residence place information is from CTPP2000 Table 1-002; 2007- 2009 ACS Table B08301; 2010-2012 ACS Table B08301. Workplace information is from CTPP2000 Table 2-002; 2007-2009 ACS Table B08406; 2010-2012 ACS Table B08601
13 CTPP2000 1-118; 2007-2009 ACS Table C08136; 2010-2012 ACS Table C08136
